Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Capacitaciones de FamilySearch Indexing

English

I love my job...but sometimes I have to stop and scratch my head. FamilySearch has launched and will be launching Spanish indexing projects. I don't imagine that anyone will argue with me that native Spanish speakers would make the best indexers for the projects, however, the FamilySearch Indexing site is only in English. The only Spanish language help on the site is buried in each project tutorial pages, which can only be accessed if you know English. Most readers of my blog are most likely fully aware of these issues, and I am thankful that you still find a way to use FamilySearch resources and contribute hours of your time on indexing projects.

Since FamilySearch has not translated any of its training materials yet I will direct you to a training guide done by a dedicated FamilySearch Indexer. Ana Montalvo has put together a little training tailored specifically for the Mexico 1930 indexing project, but it can also be used to help you with registration, finding other Spanish language projects, and changing the FamilySearch Indexing software pages into Spanish. You can find the PDF and Powerpoint versions of the training guide at: http://www.royert.org/FSI.html

About Me

I graduated from BYU in Family History and Genealogy in 2004. My areas of expertise include Spain and Latin American. Currently I work for FamilySearch as a Record Specialist. I hope you enjoy the blog!